Consultant Rheumatologist
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff, CF14 4XWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£114,099 to £166,585
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
The Cardiff & Vale University Health Board Rheumatology Service are looking to employ a Consultant Rheumatologist for 10 sessions a week. There are ad...
The Rheumatology service covers Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Outpatient clinical activity is across two sites. Outpatient clinics will be held in University of Llandough Hospital and Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff. Duties will also include on-call cover, supervision of therapeutic substance infusions in the nurse led day unit and supervision of a registrar team and nurse led biologics clinic. The role is varied and exciting and you will be interested in continued service improvement.
As per the job description, the role with include direct clinical care.
Direct clinical care includes the below but is not an exhaustive list:
- Emergency on call duties
- Ward reviews when requested
- GCA requests via primary & secondary care
- Minimum 4 outpatient clinics across 2 hospitals
- Clinical diagnostic work reviewing results etc
- Urgent direct patient review/treatment on the rheumatology day unit
- Weekly multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care
- Administration directly related to patient care.
- Prescription preparation for a large biologic/dmard service.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- On Specialist Register for Rheumatology (CESR) / Speciality Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date
Experience
Essential: - Prevous NHS Experience in Rheumatology
Skills
Essential: - Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working; - Self motivated and flexible approach to work pattern to meet service needs
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of clinical audit participation
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal/revalidation
Teaching
Essential: - Evidence of teaching medical students/resident doctors
Research
Essential: - Evidence of active research interests
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 October 2026
Last checked
6 October 2026
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